Easily editable Arrow



  • What to see?
    Uses of a Composite Object.
    Easy Arrow making 🙂

    Please note:
    Due to some bugs in the composite object.
    ( I already mentioned this to @vectoradmin )
    the arrow and especially the 3 sides polygon
    should point to the left.

    And if you got a Result you like, copy it
    and convert the Copy to curves before use.

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    Lets start:

    Create a rectangle and a polygon shape.
    Select the Polygon Shape and open the shape panel
    set the sides to 3.
    Arrange them both and align both Objects so that you have
    this arrow as a result.
    0_1651144735837_Arrow-1.png

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    Now the fun begins:

    Select both Objects, hold down the Alt key, and click on Union
    in the Boolean section. This will create a Composite Object.
    0_1651145659823_Union.png

    Give your result a line color and a line width, and no fill.
    It should look like this now.
    0_1651144851663_Arrow-2.png

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    Re-upload, Watch this Video to see what is now possible.

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    Some additional Info about a Composite Object.

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    Add Parts:
    You could add Parts into a Composite Object.
    By select the Composite Object and the Shape you like to add
    and hold the Alt-Key again and repeate the Boolean e.g. Union.

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    Copy Parts:
    You could copy Parts inside of a Composite Object.
    By select the Transform Tool and then select
    "Select and transform shapes and members of composite shape"
    on the left of the Context Panel.
    0_1651152016188_TransformTool-1.png
    Now select the Part you whish to copy and hold the left mouse button down
    then press the Alt-Key only once. You will have a copy then.



  • @Subpath I love not only the simplicity of this tutorial, but the power it demonstrates. Thank you for creating it and sharing with the community.



  • @Subpath Thank you for taking the time to show and explain that! I will try that out and see what results I can get



  • Thanks for the kind comments.
    But the praise, as always, goes to @vectoradmin for the
    possibilities he gave us with VS 🙂

    @Victor-Vector
    Very powerful indeed, not only for Arrows. And as I mentioned before,
    I'm exploring VS. So there are a few things to come.

    @Boldline
    Can really recommend to explore that. I see it also as a kind
    of Live Booleans like in Affinity Designer!



  • @Subpath Thanks! Playing with it gives some strange pleasure.
    https://recordit.co/fO1fXYRXwA



  • @encart

    Re-upload from @encart video is here:
    Video from Encarts find

    WoW!, this is such a great find 👍

    I know this Effect from Affinity Designer's Compound Object
    and have also tried around in VS to get them. But I didn't
    come up with your idea. Pretty cool.



  • @encart said in Easily editable Arrow:

    @Subpath Thanks! Playing with it gives some strange pleasure.
    https://recordit.co/fO1fXYRXwA

    Yes, I remember when they introduced that recently into Affinity Designer. Thank you for showing us it is possible in VectorStyler as well!



  • @encart
    Tried what you found and had a Mars Attack 🙂

    0_1651243662728_Mars-Attack.png